WARREN, NJ - While it is too early for a detailed forecast, the National Weather Service, as of its 7 p.m. update on Wednesday evening,has posted a Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Watch for most of New Jersey and points south for the weekend.

A weekend storm is expected to begin after the Friday evening commute and continue through Sunday, bringing blustery winds with gusts between 20-40 m.p.h. as well as between 8-12 inches of snow.

"I'm ready for a good ole snowstorm, the kind where I can't leave the house to work. I like to make a fire, do some catch up house chores and then play cards (Rummy 500), as long as I can get a kid or two to play with me. ☃" Catherine Niemeyer

"Adults: Stock up on wine and hot chocolate. Stay in and cook all day, get out and shovel snow

For the kids: hot chocolate, bake cookies, watch lots of movies, get outside and play in the snow, build a fort, have a snowball fight, go sledding" Allyson Brown

"Stock up on sidewalk salt, milk, bread, some frozen pizzas, snacks and wine of course 😉

Love to open every curtain or blind in the house so I can see all the snow (looks beautiful)

I watch a few movies if I'm not working and If the kids are home from school, I try to aim all the snow from the snowblower into a big mountain in the front of my driveway so they can snow board down it. Good times!

"We usually make something that requires us to be home all day, like french onion soup and my daughter will bake cookies. Definitely have to have hot chocolate and whipped cream. If we know for sure there will be no school, sometimes my kids will have a friend sleep over so they have someone to hang out with the next day and no one has to drive in the snow." Kathleen Terchek

"I always look at snow days as a good day to have an at home exercise day. I tell my clients if you have a floor you have a workout waiting. It's a good reminder lol" Joe Amoroso

"I stock up on dry and wet pet food, earmark water supply just for pets." Delia Collins

"Since I'm alone, I can't do group activities, so it's just another boring day! I like to take photos out my back windows when it snows....play with camera settings to get cool shots, maybe set up the tripod. I don't really stock up on extra food supplies either, because snow doesn't make me extra hungry. I truly never understood why so many people rush out before a storm specifically for cow's milk though....we aren't even cows." Erica Weinschenk

"I go to the library! Don't have to go in person, with the selection of e-books, but I've found some great wintery reads over the years: Winter World by Bernd Heinrich, The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon, and Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell among them." Kathy Helewa

"I'm with Catherine Smith Niemeyer with this one. I love the idea of being snowed in...light a fire, watch a good movie, maybe clean out that closet/cabinet that has been calling my name!" Noreen Rotundo

"Definitely getting some cleaning done, Monopoly with the kids and Netflix bingeing. ...only store I still need to hit is the liquor store! ;)" Eileen Mahan

"I'm quite sure I'm one of the only people who do this... but many wildlife and feral cats take refuge underground in storm drains. Snow plows create huge piles of snow along the roadsides, making it impossible for the animals to scratch their way through. So I push my flabbergasted husband out the door with me and we dig escape hatches. It's a decent workout, lol." Alexis Pagoulatos

"Have a box of brownies so we'll probably make those, build a little fort for Ariel on the deck is we get a lot of the white stuff, Katie will probably go sledding in Greenwood Meadows. Light up my Yankee candles, make hot chocolate. I'll probably work on that photo album with my pics from the Fall thru xmas.. Sleepovers for the kids is always fun too along w/ a nice big breakfast in the AM. Bring on the snowstorm!!" Heidi Boehm

"Kosher salt!! It melts the ice off the deck and wood stairs without harming it. Also safe for pet paws. And no chemicals going into the ground near the well." Laura Garcell

"I play in the snow with my golden! then have a nice warm dinner making and snuggle up with a book throughout the day." Kayla Dionisio

"Forget eggs and milk...i go to Michaels and get crafty stuff the day before. Once kids are done sledding and playing (and are too cold), we can be creative near the fire!" Geraldine Morrison

"Call 911 for any emergencies" Mike D'Antico

"Bake and drink wine :)" Lynn Mauro

"Stock up on ingredients for delicious snacks/food and wine. Then snuggle up in front of roaring fire with hubby and pups and snack/wine and listen to great music. If for multiple days, likely some binge watching or old movie watching would also occur. And I cannot forget to add playing in snow with the pups." Stephanie Smith

"I stock up on canned food, water, and firewood when a storm is coming. The firewood should actually have been stocked up months prior, but better late than never. I shovel when I'm snowed in; that way I can get out of my driveway the next day." Lareine Jeng

" I enjoy the day by lighting the fireplace . And just relaxing. We are always so busy going and doing, that we forget to just relax. I also enjoy cooking so my daughter is picking a recipe out and we will make dinner together. While the guys are out cleaning snow. I say take this time to spend with yourself first.. Then family time. Time is a gift we all forget to appreciate. So snow days are a good thing. Stock up on water, be safe and enjoy your TIME" Teresa Tavo

"If it's M-F, with a laptop and VPN connection, I'm still expected to work from home. :-( Otherwise, I bake cookies with the kids." Sinead Conlon

"I live to watch snow movies (airport, Fargo, Storm of the Century) and do needlepoint." Cindy Helmers

"For kids , go to the library and check out some books , after they are done playing outside , let them READ , use a new $1 bill as the book mark , they get to keep it at the end of the book ( works ALL YEAR!)

"My husband loves to take the SUV out for a fun ride in the storm and we usually find a Chinese Restaurant open for business." Julie Bu

"When we're snowed in, we actually enjoy making soup and baked goods for the crews outside working to keep us safe during the storm. We have even walked when we couldn't drive to catch up with those working outside in the cold. After Super Storm Sandy, we have learned to stock up on adhesive tape that can stick to walls so we can hang sheets over doorways and openings. Then, when the fireplace is on, the heat remains in one room only. " Colleen Pine

"Usually help out with the Rescue Squad being a designated shelter and needing all the people they can get.

Working 4 out of the next 5 with Saturday being my only day off I'll be relaxing with Netflix, hockey & video games. Best way for me to de-stress and take my mind off things :)" Brian Finkel

And, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management is recommending that for this type of scenario, everyone should put together an Emergency Kit that would include:

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The movie is part of a widespread effort to raise awareness about anxiety. A question and answer session following the movie will be conducted ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - Anxiety, a topic that has on the front burner for local students and their ...

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“People are more health conscious today and are looking for fresh, healthy foods to eat, ...

BOUND BROOK, NJ – A tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has led to the arrest of a Bound Brook man who has been charged with 2nd degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the distribution of child pornography and 3rd degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the possession of child pornography, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H.

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BRANCHBURG, NJ - Raritan Valley Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts Department will present: I.S. + I.A.D., an exhibition of work by RVCC independent study students and current students and alumni from the Interior Architecture and Design program, Jan. 22-Feb. 8, in the Art Gallery on the RVCC campus.

An artists’ talk will be held Friday, Jan. 25, from 5-6 p.m., in the Art Gallery, ...

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The flagship District Office will be located at 75-77 N Bridge St. Somerville. The facility is currently undergoing construction which ...

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A dinner and reception to honor the Grand Marshal will be held Friday, Feb. 8 at the Somerset Columbus Club, 495 E. Main St., from 7-10 p.m.

Walsh was born and raised in Mahanoy ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Longtime member Jim Walsh has been named Grand Marshal of the annual Main Street ...

SPARTA, NJ – Stop & Shop has announced a recall by Perdue Foods, LLC of approximately 68,244 pounds of ready to eat chicken nugget products. The action comes after three people filed complaints of finding wood in the food according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The nuggets were produced on October 25, 2018: 22 oz plastic bag packages of frozen “PERDUE SimplySmart ...

SPARTA, NJ – Stop & Shop has announced a recall by Perdue Foods, LLC of approximately 68,244 ...

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According to Spaceweather.com, in perigee the moon appears nearly eight percent wider than the average full moon. Normally it would also appear about ...

WARREN, NJ – Sunday night, January 20 at approximately 11:41 p.m. a total eclipse of the moon will ...